Ole Erik Almlid

Ole Erik Almlid is a Norwegian business executive and former newspaper editor. He has been Director General of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise since 2018.

Life and career

Almlid was born in Malm on 1 December 1969. He is a son of politician Kolbjørn Almlid.
He graduated as journalist from the Oslo University College in 1996, and also studied political science and psychology. He worked as journalist for the Norwegian News Agency, and has been editor for the newspapers Trønder-Avisa and Hamar Dagblad, the news agency Avisenes Pressebyrå, and Østlendingen, and news editor for Aftenposten.
He was appointed by the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise in 2013, where he took over as chief executive in 2018, succeeding Kristin Skogen Lund.